French upper house election, 1849

The French upper house election, 1849 was held on 1 January 1849, when new members were elected to the Parliament of France. In the aftermath of the French Revolution of 1848, the Liberals managed to shatter the conservative French Republicans' hold on politics in the country, leaving the Republicans with just a 2.36% lead. The liberals won 16 seats in the Parliament as the result of increased revolutionary fervor in the country, while the radical republicans gained one seat. The reactionary Legitimists won 4 seats in the election, with the aristocracy of the former monarchy seeking to curtail the power of the liberals, as well as to serve as a stronger opponent to the liberals than their declining conservative allies could.

Results

 * Conservative dot.png French Republicans/Bonapartists - 46.61% (20.75%)
 * Liberal dot.png French Liberals/Orleanists - 44.25% (16.25%)
 * Reactionary dot.png Legitimists - 6.92% (3.52%)
 * Anarcho-liberal dot.png Radical Republicans - 2.22% (.97%)